5pm *FREE*
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela:A Son's Tribute to Unsung Heroes
(Thomas Allan Harris, US/South Africa, 73 min., video, 2004)
A bittersweet eulogy to the filmmaker's stepfather and to thousands of other exiled South Africans keeping the freedom struggle alive during the harshest years of apartheid. Through the stories of 12 young comrades, this film shows how the African National Congress built a successful worldwide movement, eventually toppling the white supremacist regime. Providing a unique, intimate look at the painful trade-offs between public and private lives experienced by almost all the political activists and their families.
7pm *FREE*
Long Night's Journey into Day
(Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffman, US, 94 min., video, 2000)
Winner – Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary - 2000 Sundance Film Festival
Long Night's Journey Into Day reveals a South Africa trying to forge a lasting peace after 40 years of government by the most notorious system of racial segregation since Nazi Germany. The documentary studies South Africa 's Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up by the post-apartheid, democratic government to consider amnesty for perpetrators of crimes committed under apartheid's reign.
